The best way to practice without the need for software licenses or hardware components is to try VmwAre Hols(Https: //labs. hol. vmware. com/), which cove different products and technologies. The first ones that you should use, if you are new to the features of vSphere 6.7, are listed here: HOL-1911-01-SDC-What's New in VMware vSphere 6.7 HOL-1911-91-SDC-VSphere 6.7 Lightning Lab HOL-1904-02-CHG-VSphere 6.7-Challenge Lab If you would prefer your own ere are se everal suggestions for what type of hardware to use, whether a single big server with nested ESXi hypervisors, or a cloud service such as Ravello(which can also host nested ESXi hosts). There are also suggestions on how to deploy all software components. One interesting way of doing soisusingAutolab(http://www.labguides.com/autolab/),oryoucanseetheblogs of Alan Renouf and William Lam, where you can find some powerful scripts for building an entire vSphere 6.5 environment(also with VSAN and NSX!) Download the color images We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in thisbookYoucandownloaditherehttps://www.packtpub.com/sites/default/ files/downloads/9781789613377_ColorImages. pdf. Conventions used There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book. CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names folder names filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles Here is an example: " At the runweasel command line, type ks=usb: /ks.cfg a block of code is set as follows ccepteul pw mypassword firstdisk -overwritevmfs keyboard English network --bootprotomdhcp --deviceavmnic0 [4]
Preface [ 4 ] The best way to practice without the need for software licenses or hardware components is to try VMware HOLs (https://labs.hol.vmware.com/), which cover different products and technologies. The first ones that you should use, if you are new to the features of vSphere 6.7, are listed here: HOL-1911-01-SDC – What's New in VMware vSphere 6.7 HOL-1911-91-SDC – vSphere 6.7 Lightning Lab HOL-1904-02-CHG – vSphere 6.7 – Challenge Lab If you would prefer your own lab, there are several suggestions for what type of hardware to use, whether a single big server with nested ESXi hypervisors, or a cloud service such as Ravello (which can also host nested ESXi hosts). There are also suggestions on how to deploy all software components. One interesting way of doing so is using AutoLab (http://www.labguides.com/autolab/), or you can see the blogs of Alan Renouf and William Lam, where you can find some powerful scripts for building an entire vSphere 6.5 environment (also with vSAN and NSX!). Download the color images We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: https://www.packtpub.com/sites/default/ files/downloads/9781789613377_ColorImages.pdf. Conventions used There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book. CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "At the runweasel command line, type ks=usb:/ks.cfg." A block of code is set as follows: vmaccepteula rootpw mypassword install --firstdisk –overwritevmfs keyboard English network --bootproto=dhcp --device=vmnic0 reboot |||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||
When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold esxcli system syslog config set -loghost tcp: //SYSLOG_IP: 514 esxcli system syslog reload Any command-line input or output is written as follows cd /usr/lib/vmware-sso/ openssl x509 -inform PEM -in xyzcompany Smart cardsigningCA cer > sr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/clienttrustCA pem example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is anOr Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. Fc example: " Under Settings, switch to General and click the Edit.button. ① Warnings or important notes appear like this Tips and tricks appear like this. TIP Get in touch Feedback from our readers is always welcome. General feedback: If you have questions about any aspect of this book, mention the book title in the subject of your message and email us af customercaredpacktpub Co Errata: Although we have taken every care to ensure the accuracy of our content, mistakes do happen. If you have found a mistake in this book, we would be grateful if youwouldreportthistous.Pleasevisitwww.packt submit-errata, selectin your book, clicking on the Errata Submission Form link, and entering the details Piracy: If you come across any illegal copies of our works in any form on the Internet, we would be grateful if you would provide us with the location address or website name. Please contact us at ght@packt.comwithalinktothematerial. [5]
Preface [ 5 ] When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold: esxcli system syslog config set –loghost tcp://SYSLOG_IP:514 esxcli system syslog reload Any command-line input or output is written as follows: cd /usr/lib/vmware-sso/ openssl x509 -inform PEM -in xyzCompanySmartCardSigningCA.cer >> /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/clienttrustCA.pem Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Under Settings, switch to General and click the Edit... button." Warnings or important notes appear like this. Tips and tricks appear like this. Get in touch Feedback from our readers is always welcome. General feedback: If you have questions about any aspect of this book, mention the book title in the subject of your message and email us at customercare@packtpub.com. Errata: Although we have taken every care to ensure the accuracy of our content, mistakes do happen. If you have found a mistake in this book, we would be grateful if you would report this to us. Please visit www.packt.com/submit-errata, selecting your book, clicking on the Errata Submission Form link, and entering the details. Piracy: If you come across any illegal copies of our works in any form on the Internet, we would be grateful if you would provide us with the location address or website name. Please contact us at copyright@packt.com with a link to the material. |||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||
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Section 1: Getting Started This part introduces the new features of vSphere 6.7 and the vSphere ecosystem. We will cover the different logical and physical considerations of your vSphere projects, and we will show you how to assess your existing environment. Different types of project management techniques for IT-related projects will be described as well. At the end of this section you will see how to deploy your first vSphere infrastructure, and we will cover essential management skills. We will also cover different updat approaches so your infrastructure is always up to date This section includes the following chapters Chapter 1, Evolution to vSphere 6.7 Chapter 2, Designing and Planning a virtualization Infrastructure Chapter 3, Analysis and Assessment of Existing Environments Chapter 4, Deployment Workflow and Component Installation Chapter 5, Configuring and Managing vSphere 6.7 Chapter 6, Life Cycle management, Patching, and upgrading
1 Section 1: Getting Started This part introduces the new features of vSphere 6.7 and the vSphere ecosystem. We will cover the different logical and physical considerations of your vSphere projects, and we will show you how to assess your existing environment. Different types of project management techniques for IT-related projects will be described as well. At the end of this section you will see how to deploy your first vSphere infrastructure, and we will cover essential management skills. We will also cover different update approaches so your infrastructure is always up to date. This section includes the following chapters: Chapter 1, Evolution to vSphere 6.7 Chapter 2, Designing and Planning a Virtualization Infrastructure Chapter 3, Analysis and Assessment of Existing Environments Chapter 4, Deployment Workflow and Component Installation Chapter 5, Configuring and Managing vSphere 6.7 Chapter 6, Life Cycle Management, Patching, and Upgrading |||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||
Evolution to vSphere 6.7 VMware vSphere 6.7 is the latest version of the most used enterprise virtualization platform. a good understanding of this product and its features is crucial for a successful implementation of the vSphere infrastructure In this chapter, we will provide you with a better understanding of the VMware product portfolio, the VMware vision, and the evolution of the product. We will also learn what is new in vSphere 6.7 and introduce the different solutions, features, and editions of vSphere. Furthermore, we will provide tips for choosing the right editions and version of vSphere and choosing when(and when not)to upgrade to vSphere 6.7. This chapter will cover the following topics Introduction to VMware vSphere VMware vSphere ecosystem Introduction to vmware cloud on aws Reasons for and against upgrading Introduction to VMware vSphere With more than 500,000 customers globally, VMware remains a proven leader not only in virtualization but also in all technologies related to digital transformation This year marks 20 years since the creation of VMware by Diane Greene, Mendel Rosenblum, Scott Devine, Ellen Wang, and Edouard Bugnion in 1998 VMware has always focused on virtualization and its flagship product-VMwan vSphere--proves that this was the right choice. The first version of ESXi hypervisor was released in 2001 and the first version of vCenter was then released two years later in2003
1 Evolution to vSphere 6.7 VMware vSphere 6.7 is the latest version of the most used enterprise virtualization platform. A good understanding of this product and its features is crucial for a successful implementation of the vSphere infrastructure. In this chapter, we will provide you with a better understanding of the VMware product portfolio, the VMware vision, and the evolution of the product. We will also learn what is new in vSphere 6.7 and introduce the different solutions, features, and editions of vSphere. Furthermore, we will provide tips for choosing the right editions and version of vSphere and choosing when (and when not) to upgrade to vSphere 6.7. This chapter will cover the following topics: Introduction to VMware vSphere VMware vSphere ecosystem Introduction to VMware Cloud on AWS What's new in VMware vSphere 6.7 Reasons for and against upgrading Introduction to VMware vSphere With more than 500,000 customers globally, VMware remains a proven leader not only in virtualization but also in all technologies related to digital transformation. This year marks 20 years since the creation of VMware by Diane Greene, Mendel Rosenblum, Scott Devine, Ellen Wang, and Edouard Bugnion in 1998. VMware has always focused on virtualization and its flagship product—VMware vSphere—proves that this was the right choice. The first version of ESXi hypervisor was released in 2001 and the first version of vCenter was then released two years later in 2003. |||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||